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The Anatomy of a Better Blog Post

2/17/2012 Leave a Comment

The last couple of weeks have turned up some valuable blogging advice for those who are working to hone their craft and become better blog post writers. Not everyone falls into this categoryâ€”some bloggers are happy with the way they write. Others publish videos or sound files instead of text. And that’s fine. But for [...]

7 Powerful Ways to End Your Next Blog Post

2/17/2012 4 Comments

This guest post is by Ali Luke of Aliventures. You know your title has to hook readers. You know your first line needs to keep them reading. The start of your blog post matters. But so does the end. In fact, without a powerful end to your post, all the work that you put into [...]

How Gordon Ramsay Can Increase Your â€œExpertâ€ Value by 23,900%

2/16/2012 28 Comments

This guest post is by Amy Harrison of Harrisonamy.com. To the public, not all experts are created equal. Whatâ€™s more, this division exists in all industries, and in every blogging niche. And itâ€™s not just about working harder, or longer than other people. Itâ€™s about knowing how to rise through the ranks of the expert [...]

Cash In by Paying for Guest Posts

2/15/2012 46 Comments

This guest post is by Carol Tice of Make a Living Writing. If you’re looking for a way to grab attention for your blog and grow your income, I’ve had great success with this one: I pay writers. Since May 2011, I’ve been paying $50 for guest posts on my blog. I started paying because [...]

Why My Blog’s Doing Okay: 3 Unexpected Answers

2/14/2012 21 Comments

Yesterday we were talking about how benchmarking your blog and your performance against those of others only goes so far to give ou an idea of “how your blog’s going.” As I said then, looking at othersâ€”other people, other blogsâ€”even subconsciously for an indication of where you and your blog sit isn’t usually very helpful. [...]

The Technical Setup Behind My Videos on ProBlogger

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In my last video post I spoke about the benefits of using talking head video posts on a blog. Today in this video I want to respond to many questions I get about the technical setup that I use for my videos here on ProBlogger.

My set up is very basic (and I’m sure it can be improved), but the results seem to work well. I get a lot of comments on them, and questions about factors like which camera I use, what lighting I have, whether I use a microphone, and so on. As I say, I’m no tech-head so I go with the basics, but I hope you find it useful.

I’d love to hear what setup you use for your talking head videos too!

Related video: What Camera Am I Using for My Videos?